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R. EINBIGLER.

ELECTRIC GAS LIGHTING APPARATUS. v No. 278,898. Patented June 5,1883.

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R. EINBIGLER.

ELEGTRIG GAS LIGHTING APPARATUS.

A No. 278,898. Patented June 5,1883.

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OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,898, dated June 5,1883. Application filed February 26, 1883. (No model.)

[ (l/ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUDOLF EINBIGLER, asubject of the Emperor of Brazil, residing at New York, in the countyand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Electric Gas-Lighting Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of appa ratus for igniting gas whichhas been allowed to escape through the orifice of a' gas-burner by meansof an electric spark produced within the space occupied by theescapinggas, which spark is caused by the separation of two electrodes, whichare severally connected with the poles of a galvanic battery or othersource of electricity.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivegas-igniting mechanism, the electrical circuit including it to benormally open, with means for speedily and easily attaching it togas-burners of any ordinary construction without changing or removingany part of the latter.

Myinvention also has for its object the provision of improved apparatusfor operating the cock controlling the outflow of the gas through theburner, whereby the same may be opened to permit the gas to escapeandthe spark for igniting the latter be produced by the same movement, butat an instant after the opening of the cock has been commenced, andwhich will also permit the cock to be closed and the gas shutoff withoutthe reproduction of a spark, or many way operating the spark-producingmechanism.

The subject-matter claimed as new will be specifically pointed out intheclaims at the end of this specification. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents aview in elevation ofthe gas-igniting apparatus in its normal position, with the gas turnedoff, as applied to an ordinary gasburner. It shows, also, the apparatusfor operating the gas-cock. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the wholeapparatus, showing the positions of the parts after the gas is lighted.This figare also shows in dotted lines the automatic movement'of theigniter after the operation of lighting. Fig. "3 is a view in elevationof the opposite side of the burner and apparatus from turned on.

that shown in- Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the apparatus, and Fig.5 is a view'of the simplest form of the igniting apparatus.

Referring to these drawings, A is the usual pipe for supplying gas tothe burner. B is the ordinary thimble-shaped burner, provided withtheusual tip, b, which may be of lava or of any of the other well-knownmaterials. 1 An orifice, (1, extends through the tip to the inte. riorof the burner B. This orifice may be of any form desired for obtainingthe illuminating-power of the ignited gas.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, C is a support or frame consistingof the jaws c c and 6 upright j, and is attached to the burner B bymeans of the clamping-screw s, which tends to unite the extremities e eof the semicircular jaws c 0. An upright arm, f, having a curved base,f,- is fitted within the jaws c' c of the frame C, and is provided witha wire, g, preferably of brass or other resilient metal. A portion ot'this wire is coiled, as shown, and one extremity is soldered orotherwise secured in electrical contact with the arni f. The wire 7 g issomounted that its extremity y is in close proximity to the orifice a ofthe burner B, and constitutes one of the electrodes for producing thespark for igniting the gas. This extremity is normally maintained belowthe space oceu- 8o pied by the ignited gas when the latter is fully Thewire from one pole of the battery is attached to the ring k, which iselectrically connected with the base of the arm f, and the wire from theother pole of the bat 'tery is attached to the pipe A at any convenientpoint. A thin strip of insulating material, i, is placed between thejaws o c and the base f of the arm f. Two lips or projections,

h and h, formed from the same metallic piece as the jaws c o, extendoutward, as shown, the lip it being formed from the upper extremity ofthe upright j. Both of these projections h and h are perforated to admitof the vertical play of the rod R, which is normally held 5 downward bythe resiliency of the spring 1-. A-flange, 1",. is formed upon the upperex- ,tremit-y of the rod B, which, when the latter is forced upwardbypressure exerted upon the knob rfiby the hand, strikes against theextremity g" of the wire 9. The extremity g is thus forced upward abovethe orifice a'of the burner B and into the gas which has previously beenallowed to escape through the cock G. The upward movement of the rod Rproduces a rubbing, or, as it is technically termed, a wiping, contactwith the extremity g of the wire g, and by continued pressure the flanger passes by the extremity g, which returns to its normal position, andthe sudden severing of the electrical contact existing between theextremity g and flange 1' causes a spark to be produced within theescaping gas. The gas having been ignited by the production of the sparkand'the knob 0- being released by the hand, the rod R returns to itsformer position by the resiliency of the spring 9'.

In Fig. 4, L is a lever rigidly secured to the gas-cock G, which lattermay be of the usual construction. This lever is pivoted at m to theadditional lever L. The lever L has a slot formed near the middle of itslength, as shown, and is provided at its extremity I with a pendent rod,a, loosely pivoted thereto. If, now, the rod n be pushed upward from itsnormal position shown in Fi 1, the levers L and L maybe made to assumethe positions shown in Fig. 2, the lower end of the slot being made tobear against the projecting end of the gascock, which forms a fulcrum,by virtue of which the pivoted extremity of lever L is forced downwardand the gas-cock 6- made to turn, thus admitting the gas to the burner Bfrom the supply-pipe A in the usual manner. Stops tand t (shown in Fig.3) serve to limit the movement of the cock G in its two directions,respectively, by means of the pin 1. After the ignition of the gas bythe upward movement of the rod )1, lever L, and the electrodes 5 and r,the gas may be left turned on by simply releasing the .rod 22, whichallows the lever L to remain in the position shown in dotted lines inFig. 2;-and when it is desired'to extinguish the gas it may be done bypulling the rod a downward and into its normal position, by which meansthe gas-cock is turned and the gas shut off. It may be observed that inthis construction of my apparatus the continuity of the electric circuitis normally interrupted at two points-via, between the extremity g ofthe spring 9 and the flange r, and between the lower extremity ofthe rodR and the lever L and therefore, if the resiliency of the spring rshould not overcome the resiliency of the wire 1 by reason of theimperfect working of apparatus causing the flange r to remain above andin contact with the extremity g of the wire {1, the circuit will stillremain interrupted between the rod It and lever L, and thus prevent theunnecessary consumption and consequent weakening of the electriccurrent.

In Fig. 5 I have shown my improvement in the simplest form of apparatus.In this the wire g and arm I are in contact with the burner, to whichthe wire from one pole of the battery is attached. The frame 0, withupright 7', flanges h and h, with rod R and elec trode r, are insulatedfrom the arm f and its base f by the insulating-piece i. The screw 5binds the whole to the burner, and to the same screw, 8, the wire fromthe other pole or the battery is attached.

It is obvious that by making use of my improved gas-igniting apparatusshown in Fig. 5, and the means of securing it to the burner,gas-fixtures provided with the ordinary burners and cocks may besupplied with electrical igniting apparatus at a comparatively triflingcost, the application of the apparatus being quickly effected andwithout removing the burners from the fixtures or in any way modifyingtheir former construction.

I claim as my invention 1. In an apparatus for lighting gas byelectricity, the combination of the gas-burner B, the clamp G, theelectrode-support f, secured bet-ween said burner and clamp, and themovable electrode r, insulated from said support, substantially as andfor the purpose set'forth.

2. In an apparatus for lighting gas by electricity, the combination,substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of the gas-burner, the clampfor securing the igniting mechanism thereto, and theelectrode-supporting arm secured be tween said clamp and gas-burner, butinsulated from said clamp.

3. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of agas-burner, a cock for controlling the flow of gas thereto, a lever rigidly secured to and turning with said cook, a second lever for operatingsaid cock through the agency of the first-mentioned lever, and aprojection from said cock forming a fulcrum for said second lever.

4.. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of agas-burner, a cock for controlling the flow of gas thereto, a leverrigidly secured to and turning with said cock, a second lever foroperating said cock through the agency of said first-mentioned lever, aprojection from said cock forming a fulcrum for said second lever, andgas-igniting mechanism, substantially such as described, operated by oneof said levers, whereby the gas maybe admitted to the burner andimmediately afterward ignited.

inbeforc set forth, of the gas-cock, the two le vers for operating thesame, the rod by which electrical contact may be made with one Of saidlevers, and the slot the extremities of which form the respectivebearings for the lever making contact with said rod, whereby the gas maybe admitted to the burner and ignited by the action of the last-namedlever, and said contact be broken while the gas re mains turned on.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17 thday ofFebruary, A. D. 1883.

' RUDOLF EINBIGLER.

\Vitnesses:

DANIEL W. Enencoms, )IILLERC. EARL.

o. The combination, substantially as here-

